Water Hose Wreath

I saw this on Pinterest or somewhere and decided to give it a try.

Supplies:
Waterhose
Flowers
Wire
Ribbon

My water hose was round pretty tight, so I un-wound it and wound it together looser.  I also held it together with some wire in two spots.  The wire will be covered with ribbon and flowers later.

Next, I wired some flowers on.

Then I just wrapped some ribbon around to hide the wire.

'What I Wore Wednesday' - 5/15

It's been a busy few weeks around here and with school almost out things are getting busier.  Last weekend, B performed at our local festival.

 And MK turned 5!!

After a great weekend, the weather turned strangely cold again, as in frost warnings. It was only in the 60s during the day!!  So, out came my favorite scarf and a little pattern mixing, I just can't stop myself.

 cardi-American Eagle (via consignment); tunic-H&M (thrifited); scarf-Gap; skinnies-Old Navy; shoes-Target

Simple Child's Tank Dress

A year or so ago, I made this dress for myself....

Using this same design, I made the girls each a similar dress.

Supplies:
Tank top (I got theirs at Wal-Mart)
two material prints

I got this really cute yellow Golden Book fabric on my trip to Boston last Spring.  The red dot, I had on-hand.  B wears a size 8, for hers, I cut a piece of yellow fabric 36 in. X 21 in.  MK wears a size 5T, for hers, I cut a piece of yellow fabric 33 in. X 16 in.  One yard of fabric was enough to make both dresses.

I pretty much followed the exact same directions for my dress, except the top, I ironed down an edge and sewed that with the regular/elastic thread.

Here is the top of one of the skirts all gathered up.

Next, I cut the tank tops the length I wanted. pinned the skirt on and sewed.

 Once that was done, I just hemmed the skirt bottom.

I decided to add red polka dot pockets to each dress.  For B's, I cut a 7 in X 7 in square and MK's, I cut a 6 in. X 6 in. square.

Then I just pinned them on the skirt and sewed.

Monogrammed Beach Chair

I know what you're thinking...Monogrammed Beach Chair...say what?!?!  So let me explain...when I pulled my beach chair out I realized it had seen better days.  After a quick search online, I saw a website sold beach chairs (for $44) and you could get the pillow part monogrammed with your initial for $7.  Of course, they were sold out of EVERY color!!

So, I decided to take matters into my own hands.  After a quick trip to Target, I picked up this beach chair on sale for $30.  Naturally, I got green (my favorite color)...and of course I chose to monogram my initial in navy blue (my favorite color combo navy and green).

I had to use my seam ripper to open the pillow case up flat to fit in my embroidery hoop.  Then I just set it up to embroider a Big 'W'.

Once the embroidery was done, I just sewed the pillow case back up and inserted the pillow back in.

And that is how you save $21 and get a personalized beach chair....

And as you are reading this post, I am most likely sitting on a sunny beach, drinking a Straw-ber-rita, reading a good book and spending some time with some good friends. I hope you are having a fabulous Friday!